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I cant wait to see @Tricky reaction to that. :o
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crust wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:57 pm I cant wait to see @Tricky reaction to that. :o
Eek, yep, that's absolutely hideous, I waste of a Comet engine and I also suspect barely an improvement on the original girdraulics...
I quite like the upswept exhaust ( and it's given me ideas), but that's where it ends for this one :thumbdown:

This, on the other hand, I quite liked (awful seat/tail unit aside)- was built by a close friend of Ian Hamilton, a long-time Vincent fancier and reasonabley handy BOTT racer, as a sort of road-going single-cylinder version of Ian's race bike

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And for anyone that hasn't seen what the original looks like, here is what the best ever 500cc British bike looks like as standard :D ;)

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Tricky wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:05 pm
crust wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:57 pm I cant wait to see @Tricky reaction to that. :o
Eek, yep, that's absolutely hideous, I waste of a Comet engine and I also suspect barely an improvement on the original girdraulics...
I quite like the upswept exhaust ( and it's given me ideas), but that's where it ends for this one :thumbdown:

This, on the other hand, I quite liked (awful seat/tail unit aside)- was built by a close friend of Ian Hamilton, a long-time Vincent fancier and reasonabley handy BOTT racer, as a sort of road-going single-cylinder version of Ian's race bike

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And for anyone that hasn't seen what the original looks like, here is what the best ever 500cc British bike looks like as standard :D ;)

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Pile of cack that they are, they do look nice.
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Rockburner wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:10 pm Image
Pile of cack that they are, they do look nice.
A very stately looking motorbicycle. One could well imagine a gentleman owning such a thing. 8-)
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Skub wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:17 pm
Rockburner wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:10 pm
Pile of cack that they are, they do look nice.
A very stately looking motorbicycle. One could well imagine a gentleman owning such a thing. 8-)
One could indeed ;)
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But there's a big hole under the seat :)
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The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:42 pm But there's a big hole under the seat :)
and bar end mirrors!
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Druid wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:49 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:42 pm But there's a big hole under the seat :)
and bar end mirrors!
But it's got proper mudguards and a black seat.
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Time to lay off the drugs...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195890359641
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A_morti wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:11 pm Time to lay off the drugs...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195890359641
Current bid 51 quid... seems generous
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I've just understood - it's in Swansea.
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"I’m reluctantly selling due to I’ll health " (sic)
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mangocrazy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:47 pm "I’m reluctantly selling due to I’ll health " (sic)
Be kind, he's from Swansea. ;)
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A_morti wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:11 pm Time to lay off the drugs...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195890359641
It looks like the bastard offspring of Jim Bowen and Pinocchio with a bad meth habit.

Just when I thought a 600 divvy couldn't look any worse
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Up to £112 now with a day left to run... the excitement!
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Brown seat & matching tank grips :shock:

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Here's the description https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134680771626 ... R6qMmPO5Yg

I'm not sure what time zone the owner lives in but amongst other things it had a new battery xmas 2024 & serviced in July 2024 :wtf:
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A_morti wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:11 pm Time to lay off the drugs...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195890359641
Jesus H. Fuck!

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JackyJoll wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:31 pm
A_morti wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:11 pm Time to lay off the drugs...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195890359641
Jesus H. Fuck!

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Drag'n'fly?
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Looks like an OK pretend off-road bike.

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But the silencers, viewed from the rear, did make me “WFT!”

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It's not the worst bike ever, but you have to wonder about the type of person who thought "You know what my KLE500 needs... a single sided swinging arm"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11587941104

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